Well surprise surprise boys and girls... here you have it, your tax dollars at work. http://story.news.ask.com//article/20071021/D8SDSILG0.html
If you actually read the article you would know that the profits came from drilling for oil and not Iraq. Halliburton, which split in April from its former subsidiary, KBR Inc. (KBR), the military contractor and engineering outfit, now reports earnings through two operating arms: completion and production, and drilling and evaluation. Its split from KBR allows it to focus solely on work in the global oilfield. KBR numbers come out November 1.